been more sure about anything in my life.”
Chapter 10
~Aspen~
Jesus, I’ve never been so nervous in my life. I’m out of breath, my mind is racing, and if Callum turns me away, I’ll die of humiliation.
I might anyway.
But he tugs on my hand and pulls me into the apartment. Rather than strip me bare and carry me into the bedroom the way I pictured it in my head on the way over here, he calmly takes my jacket off, tosses it over a chair, and leads me into the living area.
“Have a seat. Would you like some wine? Whiskey?”
“No, thank you. You don’t have to get me drunk to have sex with me, Callum.”
He rubs his hand over his mouth and sits in the chair opposite me, his elbows braced on his knees as he watches me with those dark eyes.
“If you’d rather I go…” I stand to leave, but his calm, deep voice interrupts me.
“Sit down, Aspen.”
I comply.
“I don’t want you to go. In fact, it’s lovely to see you. I was just thinking about you.”
“You don’t seem happy to see me.” I don’t like the vulnerability in my voice. I’ve been so used to keeping my walls up with this man for so damn long, letting them down isn’t easy. But I can’t stop it. I’ve fallen in love with him, and if that means I end up with a broken heart, then so be it.
“You took me by surprise, that’s all.” He reaches out for me and tugs me into his lap. He brushes the tip of his nose against my cheek. “Seeing you is always a punch in the stomach.”
I lean back to look into his eyes. “Why?”
“You’re so bloody beautiful. With this amazing red hair that just begs for my hands, and big green eyes that seem to see right through me, even when I don’t want them to. You take my breath away.”
“You’re so good with the pretty words.”
“They’re not just pretty, they’re true. If you came here tonight, it tells me that you were thinking of me, as well.”
I brush my finger down his chin, enjoying the feel of his stubble. “I think of you often, Callum. It used to infuriate me.”
His lips twitch.
“And now?”
“I’m not angry. I’m not even confused. And I’m not the kind of woman to play coy games or beat around the bush, so I’ll just say what’s on my mind.”
“By all means, please do.”
“When you’re here, it’s like the missing piece of a puzzle is finally in place. And when you’re gone, there’s a hole where you were. I don’t know if that makes sense.”
“Makes perfect sense to me.” He kisses my temple as his hands start to roam over my body, stirring my blood and my libido.
“I know we’re different, and I’m lost as to how something between us can work, but I also don’t want to stop seeing you.”
“One day at a time is a perfectly reasonable plan in moments like these.” He kisses that sensitive area behind my ear, and I feel him harden against my hip.
Before he can make a move, I slip off his lap and kneel between his legs. I drag my hands from his chest, down his flat and ridiculously muscled belly to the waistband of his slacks.
His brown eyes shine in the low light as he silently watches me pull the button free, then unzip them and reach inside to pull out his cock.
“Bloody hell,” he mutters.
“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time,” I whisper before I lean in and lick around the crown of his hard cock. When I sink down, pulling a good portion of his length into my mouth, and then tighten my lips and pull back up again, he moans and threads his hands into my hair.
“You are trying to kill me.”
I hum around him and repeat the motions over and over again, sinking down, tightening my lips, and pulling back up. All the while, I work him with my hand. When I feel his balls tighten and lift, Callum grabs my shoulders and forces me to stop.
“Aspen, coming in your mouth sounds like heaven, but I haven’t been inside of you in two years, two months, and six days, so we’re going to take a raincheck on that incredible offer and set it aside for today.”
“You know exactly how long it’s been?”
“I didn’t mention the six hours and forty-ish minutes.” He guides me to my feet and kisses me hard before leading me to